Vehicle-wheel.



PATEN'LBD DEC. 4, 1906.

J. J. MGINTYRE.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.23. mos.

UNITEB STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. MCINT'YRE, OF HRTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

vEi-norE-WHEEL.

` Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dc. 4, 190e.

Application filed October 28. 1905. Serial No. 284,767.

To all la7/tant it iii/ty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. MCINTYRE, a

citizen of the United States, residing in Hartand more particularly to resilient or yielding tires for t e same-that is, wheels in which the tread of the tire is elastically yieldable relatively to the axle upon which the wheel may be mounted.

The present improvement provides a relatively unyielding and wear-resisting tread for engaging the ground and a cushion beneath such tread and inter osed between it andthe proper felly of the wiieel.

The improvement also relates to certain means whereby the tread or outer tiremay be disassembled from the wheel and the cushion portion removed, as for repairs or otherwise, as occasion may demand.

In. the drawings accompanyin(T and forming a part of this specification, Iigure 1 is a side view of a wheel embodying my present improvements, certain portions of the wheel being shown as broken awayv to reveal the relation of other parts lyin D' beyond; and Fig. 2 is an edge view of the wzhee'l, cut away, however, at about the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, thus making a partial longitudinal section.

The wheel as herein illustrated comprises a hub portion 5, having some suitable spokes 6 radiating therefrom, and which spokes are set into a felly 7, in the .present instance illustrated as made of wood. The tread portion .of the wheel is shown as comprising a tire 8,

which may be made of metal or other wearresistant material. The tire 8 is shown as carried by what maybe termed a felly `9, in the present instance made of two portions of wood 10 and 11, fastened together by rivets 12 passing through them, and the inner face of the felly 9 is provided with a metal band 13, which may be 'secured to the felly 9 and to the tire 8 by some suitable in eans -as, for instance, rivets 14. The felly-9 will generally be made up of a number of segments, the abutting ends of which are indicated by the dotted lines 15 in Fig. 1. This, however, is merely mentioned incidentally. The felly 7 is shown as carrying two 'flanges in the nature of plates 16 and 17, secured to it by suitable bolts 18.

The flange or plate 17 may be removed by unscrewing the nuts 19 and removing the plate, which will then permit the removal of the tread portion and also the resilient or elastic portion, here shown as an inflatable body 20, which from resemblance to an inflatable tire is so designated throughout this present description, although a cushion effect is the desideratum and a part of the present invention, which tire is shown as resting upon the band 13 and having a web portion 21 enteringl a peri heral groove 22 1n the felly 7. The infiatab e tire is shown as resting at its inner portion-that is, the portion directed toward the axis of the wheel-upon plates 23' and 24, which may be regarded as tires for the felly 7. These tire-sections are formed on their faces which engage the inner periphery of the inflatable tire to correspond in conformation thereto, and the tire 23 may be shrunk or suitably secured to the felly 7, thus to hold the same in position, and the tire 24 may be removable therefrom, so that upon the removal of the plate 17 4the tire 24 may be removed to facilitate the removal of the inflatable tire. Thus it will be seen that the inilatable tire acts as a cushion between the felly proper and the tire proper or tread 8 of the wheel.

The plates 16 and 17 act as guides for the outer tire portion, and the. band 13 may be the said elastic tire by the employment o the metal band, the face of which will preferably be made smooth.

In securing the plates 16 and 17 to the felly 7 they may press the plates or tires 23 and 24 against the neck 25 of the flange 21,

and thereby prevent the inflatable tire from creeping relatively to the felly 7. The tire tread portion is free to move angularly u on its axis independently of the wheel, whic it will do as, the elastic cr cushion tire`is depressed at the tread during the rotation of the wheel when in use.

Having descril iedmy invention, I claim-A 1. The lcombination withifa vehicle-wheel IIO i seeons divided in e piene perpendione nothe exis of the Wheei, en nieteble ie mounted theieon, said Sectional ies com 'oming in shepeto the inner fece of seid in- 3 5 e-nies seemed to i'emoe Lire, e weer-esisting tire outside of i ing beyond seid inietebe tne and ee from the seme, nomme, end eiy and pates eeiried by eei 'eHy foi holding feeble vbony and seid sectional tire in piece end. guiding seid wear--iesistng tine. 4o venieie-Wheei 5. The combination with e, Vehioie-Wheel, Aepoee elenne of en elastic tire mounted thereon, end e 7 e sectional Li'e weed portion mounted. on said eieetie e.

Ae o?? ehenand en'oodyin e tire, e ifely mede up of two e-iy meente( upon sections unite on e piene perpendiculeeto 45 i eme of suon elenne, the exis of 'che wheel,4 and en inneia band upon web ieposed in such seid feiy end eoiding en engaging em'eoe ee-e seing Life outside of such for seid elastic ti'e.

' es seemed to the feiy 6. The combination with e "vehicle-wheel body, acting as guides having a felly; of e tire having two sections 5o o' messing said sectional mounted upon seid fely, en inflatable .tile nwe of seid inietabe body. having a, portion located between the seo# y .oei-on W'gh e vehioeevheel, tions of said tire, plates secured to seid felly Laying e seatfan elastic tire and engaging said' sections end projecting beyond the inetebie tigre `and, having guide- 5 5 feces, and e tiead portion outside of seid inatable tire and guided by seid plates.

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